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Roberto Cuesta was born in Madrid in 1963 to a family of profesional musicians. He begins his musical studies with the violin and later takes up the viola. Since the first time he had a musical instrument in his hands he was fascinated by them, and from a young age began to study in depth how they work and are constructed. In 1990 he becomes a member of Spanish National Orchestra, and in 1993 becomes the lead violist, position he held until 2008. Since then he focuses on his second great passion, the lutherie, and begins to delve into the construcción of string instruments, their history and evolution .

Taking advantage of this new situation, he began to develop in greater depth his second great passion, the construction of stringed instruments, their history and evolution, violin making.

He starts his apprenticeship with Agustín Clemente, also a musician and violin maker specializing in Italian violin making. This proves to be his introduction to how the classics were made as in the “Cremonese School of Violin Craftsmanship”.

He travels to Italy and become acquainted with the most important contemporary craftsmen such as Massimo Negroni, a teacher of the aforementioned school, Robert Gasser, Carlos Roberts, and Borja Bernabeu, winner of several prizes in Italy and USA. Borja, on seeing his work invites him to work and collaborates with him in his atelier to perfect his style and technique in some aspects. Presently he maintains a regular contact with him, exchanging experiences and working together professionally.